SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 22, 2013 (ENS) – A biological reserve set aside by the Dominican government just four years ago to protect rare birds and iguanas is now being bulldozed for an ...

The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Paíno Henríquez, raised the need to strengthen a regional response to ...

The Dominican Republic’s minister of environment and natural resources, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead in his office in Santo Domingo. Source: Associated Press/Youtube The suspected gunman was a ...

Orlando Jorge Mera, the son of a former Dominican president and the country’s minister of the environment and natural resources, was shot and killed Monday inside his office. Jorge’s death was ...

The anti-migrant wall being built in the northwest of the Dominican Republic crisscrosses a thick mangrove forest and threatens the ecosystem by depriving it of water, environmental groups warn. The ...

Dominican Republic environment minister Orlando Jorge Mera was fatally shot in his office, allegedly by a childhood friend over denied environmental permits, according to judicial documents. In the ...

The minister of the environment and natural resources for the Dominican Republic was shot and killed in his office on Monday. The Associated Press reports Orlando Jorge Mera, 55, the son of former ...

The Dominican Republic’s Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Orlando Jorge Mera was fatally shot in his government office by a close friend on Monday, the office of the president said in a ...

June 6 (UPI) --Dominican Republic Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera was shot and killed in his office on Monday, the president's office announced. The suspected shooter was identified as Miguel ...

Dominican Republic Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera was shot to death in his office Monday and the alleged murderer is in custody, the presidency said in a statement. The office identified the ...